The Weekend Surprise by Ella Jade

A chance meeting or a calculated encounter? Someone is in for a surprise.

Brooklyn Conservatory student Sammy Falcone lives a quiet and modest life. She’s busy studying classical music, playing her cello, and trying to make ends meet. After she learns of her deceased mother’s secret that may involve the Cannon family, she heads to a wedding to catch a glimpse of the privileged clan, never expecting to come face-to-face with them.

Tyler Cannon must abandon his wild, partying ways and step up to help his brother Spencer run the family advertising business. When he meets Sammy at his brother’s wedding he’s immediately taken by the reserved beauty. Her innocence and simple lifestyle intrigue him enough to become a one-woman man.

Sammy is drawn to Tyler’s charm and the attention he shows her. Once she gets to know him, the secrets of her mother’s past are no longer important. The problem is Spencer has been suspicious of her from the beginning. Will Spencer’s overprotectiveness of his family ruin her chances with Tyler? And if the truth comes out, will Sammy be able to convince Tyler that she never meant his family any harm?

Content Warning: contains mature language and graphic sexual content

~Excerpt~
When Sammy looked up at Tyler, he had to fight back the urge to kiss her. He’d been distracted by her full lips all night.

“Tonight has been amazing. First, I got to ride in your car, and then we ate at one of the trendier restaurants in the city. I must sound crazy to you because this is your life, but I’ve never…”

Living in an environment where money wasn’t an issue and he could have anything he wanted sometimes made Tyler forget that not everyone was used to that sort of thing. He hadn’t thought he had been over-the-top tonight. Their date consisted of pizza and a stroll around the city, but maybe it was too much.

“I get it.” He tucked her hair behind her ear before resting his hand on the side of her face.

“You do?”

“I can’t hide the fact that I have money. My family is wealthy, but I try not to think about it, especially now that I’m older. During my early twenties I partied and lived excessively, but I’m trying to tone it down.” He didn’t want to minimize his financial position, but because he’d always had money, he never really had to think about it. He realized that wasn’t the case for Sammy. “My mother tries to ground me. My grandfather makes me work for my position in the company, so I do earn my paycheck.” He grinned. “I’m sorry if I overwhelmed you tonight. I didn’t mean to.”

“You didn’t overwhelm me. I’m being silly. I don’t get out much.” She laughed, but he detected the awkwardness in her smile. “I had a great time tonight, and I’d love to see a show with you next weekend.”

“So, it’s a date?” He leaned down, closer to her mouth. “Because I really want to see you again.”

“Me too.” When her breath swept across his lips, his control slipped away. “I’d love to.”

“I’d love to kiss you.” Placing his hand on the other side of her face, he lowered his head, focusing on her mouth…those lips. “Can I?”

She nodded as she softly exhaled.

Once they connected, he lost awareness of everything else. The commotion of people walking by them, cars making their way down busy 42nd Street, and lights strobing from all four corners of the intersection faded into the background.

Her soft lips and warm, vanilla-scented skin dominated his every thought. Darting out his tongue, he sought hers with the eagerness of a needy man. She kissed him with just as much enthusiasm, gripping his shirt when he nipped at her bottom lip, which only served to fuel his desire.

The uproar going on in his pants quickly reminded him he was on a street corner, in Manhattan, where hundreds of people were passing by. Not to mention the paparazzi that was never far behind, especially when he was about to screw something up and embarrass his family and the agency. That hadn’t happened in a long time. With Spencer out of town, he couldn’t afford any mishaps.

He pulled away, but kept her face in his hands, gently finishing the kiss. When she licked the moisture from her lips, he had to suppress the urge to push her up against the brick wall and continue what they’d started.

“Do you want to go back to my place?” He took a breath, never before caring so much if a woman agreed. “We could be there in less than ten minutes.”

Ella Jade has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a child, she often had a notebook and pen with her, and now as an adult, the laptop is never far. The plots and dialogue have always played out in her head, but she never knew what to do with them. That all changed when she discovered the eBook industry. She started penning novels at a rapid pace and now she can’t be stopped.
Ella resides in New Jersey with her husband and two boys. When she’s not chasing after her kids, she’s busy creating sexy, domineering men and the strong women who know how to challenge them in and out of the bedroom. She hopes you’ll get lost in her words.
She loves connecting with readers.